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sty

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1. sty - Noun

2. sty - Verb

Meaning

A pen or inclosure for swine.

A place of bestial debauchery.

To shut up in, or as in, a sty.

To soar; to ascend; to mount. See Stirrup.

An inflamed swelling or boil on the edge of the eyelid.

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One should be either sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers. Eugene O'Neill

A measly hog infects the whole sty. Spanish Proverb

Don't build the sty until the litter comes. Irish Proverb

The pig in the sty doesn't know the pig going along the road. Irish Proverb

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